Feb 4, 2010

All the flavor of buffalo wings without messy hands! Perfect for your Superbowl Party. I lightened this using low fat and fat free ingredients. Adjust the heat to your liking and serve this with celery, chips or crackers.

What would the points be if the blue cheese was omitted? Or can you suggest something to sub in for the blue cheese? We don't really care for blue cheese, and why add the extra calories if we don't like it, right? Thanks! Love your recipes!!-Kassie

I have made the more "fattening" version so many times & it is always such a hit at any gathering! Thank you so much for slimming it down - I can't wait to try this version! All of your recipes are amazing! Thank you & Keep up the great work!

You can use cheddar in place of the blue cheese, it's better with cheese!

This can be doubled, tripled, not a problem!

I recommend using fresh chicken rather than chicken from a can. You can follow my recipe for the crock pot chicken stock the day before, and use the chicken for this (which is what I did) it will shred so easily!

I made this for the superbowl tonight for a group of people who were not excited to hear I was bringing a low fat dip. It was a huge hit! I doubled it, and every last bit was eaten. :) Thanks for the great recipe!

I made this dip, without the chicken, on Super Bowl Sunday and it was amazing! I did have to add more sour cream however, because the 1/2 cup hot sauce made it a little too spicy. GREAT recipe!! I love your blog!!

This is an absolutely wonderful recipe! I like it BETTER than the regular stuff... who likes all that grease floating around on the top anyway? Yuk! I love your blog and have recommended it to many friends!

just curious: what does the vinegar do? Or what does it replace? I'm noticing that a lot of WW recipes have a vinegar of sorts included. Is it supposed to kick up the flavor to substitute for an ingredient?

I just made this and wow it was great!! I didn't feel like waiting to cook it in the crock pot, so i added everything together and put it in the microwave. It was a little runny so i added some flour. I ate it over a WW english muffin for lunch. Wonderful!! I added a point for the flour so all together a 5 point lunch!!

OMG, I absolutely love this site! Thank you so much, can’t wait to try this wing dip! The hard thing is trying to find recipes my husband will eat also…it’s tricky for sure…and we also have two children…so making two or three different dishes for one meal is just frustrating! I have found a few recipes on your site that I can make as a family meal so this is great! They can eat this with corn chips and I can have celery! We all win!! Thanks again!!

Made this last night and it tasted just like my full fat recipe with ranch dressing and a full brick of cream cheese! I substituted 2% mexican blend shredded cheese for the blue cheese and baked it in the oven! My (picky) husband even said it tasted the same! Your website is wonderful!!!

another great recipe! loved it. i have made something off your blog just about everyday since i discovered it. So glad to be able to make WW friendly foods that my Family will enjoy as well (not to mention I like eating REAL food)! thanks!

Gina, I can really only eat mild buffalo sauce but I looooove buffalo flavor, what amount of sauce would you recommend? I assumed I should cut your amount in half but don't want to disappoint others who will be eating this!

Love this! Just made it for the Rose Bowl (go Badgers) and it is a hit. Too hot for me...my tongue is on fire but I am making it again for weak tongues like mine. We used gorgonzola and it was FANTASTIC!

I answered my own question about the hot sauce...half the amount was perfect, great taste but not too spicy for me and my weak taste buds! I wanted to add that this was great with Tostitos scoops. Awesome recipe!

I had a taste of the full fat version last night. I just made your recipe and it is better than the one I had last night. Like you and others have said, you can't tell this is low fat because it is so full of flavor. I also like spicy food so this is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing! New to your blog so I can't wait to try other recipes.

This is absolutely fabulous! Good with a fork, or as a dip, or as a topper. I used it on a boboli as a pizza topping tonight. Tomorrow night I'm going to top baked sweet potatoes with it. Highly recommend!

Yesterday was my first day visiting this website, and was amazed with all the recipes available!I made this today for the football games!! This was so YUMMY, will be making this for many more occasions!

Wonderful!! I was out of white whine vinegar so I replaced it with vinegar and a squeeze of lemon. I also didn't have time to cook it in the crockpot so I put it in the oven at 325 for about 20 minutes. It was a huge hit, next time I know to make a double batch.

who woulda thunk it?? I just put this in the crockpot for our superbowl party and snuck a few tastes before I even turned on the crockpot and it was GOOD!!! (cold even!)...I used RF cheddar cheese instead of blue cheese. Very good and waaaaay better for you! Thanks so much!!!

Yet another happy super bowl food fan thanks to you Gina! I made this for a girlfriend of mine and I that are doing WW together because I knew there would be real wings there and I LOVE wings, and sure enough it was a hit for the whole party! Everyone there was so impressed and couldn't believe it was a "diet" recipe. It was fabulous, and I even have leftovers for snacks this week! I love your blog, and this recipe is one of the reasons why! Thank you for helping make WW so food-lover friendly!

This was wonderful! I made it yesterday for my SuperBowl party, and it was amazing! I have PLENTY left over to make buffalo chicken wraps this week (using Ole Extreme Wellness Wheat Wraps, 76 calories each), and it was great served cold with celery!

Tried doubled this recipe over the weekend and it was the bomb!!! None of it was left. I passed out the recipe and your website to three other women at our party. I don't even like blue cheese, but it was great in this.

Sooo excited to try this! I make the full fat recipe all the time...(cream cheese, blue cheese dressing, chicken and buffalo sauce...so BAD for us!!) Thank you for this wonderful website...Can't wait to try so many different recipes!

Gina this recipe is awesome! I have made this several times, happy to know i can stick it in the oven too, since the crock pot takes a little longer! I have used all different cheeses each time and it always is delicious! I always double this recipe because it is so good! I can eat it in a wrap, on a pizza, with a spoon, with some celery, on a salad, in a taco...there are so many options! Thanks so much Buffalo Chicken is my number one favorite food!!! Glad to have a healthier slimmed down recipe so I can enjoy my favorite food!

Ok, so here's the honest truth. I have been avoiding making this because of how much I love the original and didn't want to be disappointed. I should have made it a LOT sooner, because it tasted just as good and didn't come with all the guilt of the full fat version!!!! This was awesome! I used canned chicken (didn't have time to cook any) and made it like I normally do. I heated the chicken in the skillet with the buffalo sauce, then added the cream cheese. Then the sour cream. I used shredded 2% cheddar and it turned out fabulously. I forgot about the vinegar. When I remembered the pan was half gone so I'll try it next time. :)

Oh my gosh, I had been thinking about making this all week and then last night I finally did! it was AMAZING! I ate it with celery for dinner and it hit the spot! I used 2% mexican cheese blend instead because my blue cheese was looking a little iffy. I plan on making this frequently in the future!

So do I cook the raw chicken in the sauce in the crockpot for 3-4 hours? I couldn't figure out why the cooked chicken (called for in the recipe) needed to be in the crock pot for so long. Also, if it only calls for 2 cups of chicken, does this really make 5 cups of dip? I'm tempted to add more chicken thinking it's not going to make very much?

Gina,Would LOVE to make this dip for football this Sunday...but my crockpot seems to burn everything. Could I possibly use my dutch oven? If so, what temp and how long would you recommened? P.S.- LOVE your recipes!! Have made many and have not been disappointed yet:)-Lindsay

I boiled the chicken, shredded it and mixed it with the other ingredients - popped it in the oven for about 20 - 30 minutes at 350. Delicious and a hit. As is my norm, I used 0% greek yogurt instead of sour cream.

LUV LUV LUV IT !!! I have made this two times in 1 week , didnt use the sour cream & bleu chees crumbles ( cuz I didnt have em) instead used Marzettis blue cheeze dressing in its place...yum served it with cocktail & pita bread...even the kids loved it ..oohh I used Franks red hot"wing"sauce, no need for the vinegar that way either THANKS ...DELISH

Made this last weekend and it was delicious! I used 1/4 cup Kraft 2% sharp cheddar and left out the vinegar and used a full dry packet of ranch dressing mix. It was sooooo good! Oh, I didn't have time to make chicken and was too cheap to buy a rotisserie chicken (yep, I admit it), so I used canned chicken that I shredded with a fork. It didn't matter a bit (to me or my guests) and we all loved it. I'm so glad you found a way to lighten up this dish. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! - angie

Yum!! This looks absolutely delicious! And fairly guilt free! I can't wait to give this a try! Check out this guilt-free, healthy cookie recipe: http://vancitybookgirl.blogspot.com/2011/07/delicious-healthy-cookies.html

Oh man! I made this for dinner tonight and boy was it good. I didn't use cheese, just a bit of ranch instead. I neglected to read the entire recipe and didn't bake it. Once I realized that I should have cooked it longer, it was too late. I'm hooked! Great website. THANK YOU!

I was wondering if Bleu Cheese flavored Laughing Cow cheese would be a good substitute for the cream cheese and bleu cheese? Also, if I'm out of regular chicken, would canned work? Thanks so much for your hard work on all these delish looking recipes!

I'm so glad I checked your site prior to attending a party tomorrow night. I received a request for this dip but I know myself, if it's within reach I'm eating it! Thought I'd let everyone know it's low cal but now think I'll wait until after they try it. I also like the idea of celery as an option with the corn chips. Thanks for the recipe...all the recipes.

I love Buffalo Chicken Dip and I have been avoiding it since I started my healthier eating. So glad I found this. It is fantastic with celery! I made this for a work pot luck and it was a huge hit there too. Thank you!

I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I only got 2 cups total of dip? I didn't really pack the chicken into the cup to measure it would that make such a big difference? I didn't use 2 breasts, I just used 2 cups of shredded chicken i'd made in the crock pot previously.

Great dip. I added 1/2 the hot sauce, used Chobani Fat Free Greek Yogurt with a squirt of lemon juice, Laughing Cow 3 wedges of Blue Cheese, and put Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning in it. Wow, had it both ways, no difference at all. Even lower fat and calories. Give it a whirl.

Your recipes are great.. thank you! I subbed in nonfat plain greek yogurt for the sour cream and left out the blue cheese (b/c i don't love it) and it's 75 calories in a 1/2 cup! I also put about 1T of the dip as the filling in a croissant roll for an easy appetizer..they were great!

I was a hit at the party, thanks to this recipe!!! All the guys wanted the recipe and didn't believe it was a low-fat version! Changes I made- used low-fat blue cheese and sprinkled 1/4 C of low-fat cheddar just before serving- NO ONE knew there was no cheddar cheese throughout. The consistency is just like the full-fat version. I baked it at 350 until hot and bubbly instead of crock pot- fabulous either way, though :)

First of all, I'm a fairly new reader, but your recipes look amazing. I am always looking for healthy alternatives to the traditional comfort foods my fiance loves, and you hit on so many of them!

Quick question about this dip. Can it be made with raw chicken in the slow cooker, or does it have to be cooked first? I see you referenced a slow cooker chicken recipe in one of your comments, but I didn't see it on your site. Can you post a link to it?

LOVED this recipe! Found it on Pinterest and was so exited to try it! For those asking, I think it's best to cook the chicken first.

I boiled two, fresh chicken breasts that were on sale at a local grocery story, shredded it myself and I must say I think that made all the difference! My mom tried to convince me to use canned chicken, but I don't think it would have been nearly as good.

I followed the recipe pretty much exactly, but I used Tapatio hot sauce and should have only used maybe a 1/4 of a cup... 1/2 cup was too much for me and my mom, but my husband loved it like it was. That's just a matter of opinion, the dip was delish!!

I also added in more blue cheese (not as concerned with the WW points, but still LOVED the healthier option!)

Noone could tell it was lower in fat, and it was a HUGE hit! Thanks for the recipe!!

I just want to say THANK YOU! I recently discovered your site and have already enjoyed making and eating many of your culinary creations. With recipes like this you make dieting a little easier. Who knew you could still eat all your favorites and lose weight?! You are a genius! Thank you again :-)

YUMM. I found this today and just made it. So good! I made it with texas pete buffalo sauce and mozzarella cheese since I had that instead. Also baked it in the oven (350) for 25 minutes. Next time will try the crock pot.

Thanks for this great recipe! I've made it twice so far, and it was loved by all. I used all-white-meat chicken breast cans to make it quicker, and I just mashed the chunks with a fork. A 12.5 oz can yields about 1 1/2 cups of chicken. I baked for about 40mins at 350F to get it really warm and bubbly.We like things super spicy, so I added significantly more Frank's hot sauce as well as a few tablespoons of Frank's Buffalo Wing sauce, which has more of a kick.The bleu cheese crumbles have a very strong flavor so I decreased it by about half both times, though I think next time I'll use even less, maybe 1/3. Overall a great "lite" recipe for a delicious appetizer/party snack! Thanks again :)

I made this yesterday. Only thing I didn't care for was the franks red hot. I'm just not a fan of the taste. I would normally make chicken wing dip with Nance's Chicken Wing Sauce. I will definitely be making this in the future and trying it with different wing sauces.

I made this today for football - used greek yogurt instead of sour cream. That's what I have on hand and baked up well. Next time I'll up the hot sauce a touch but it's really yummy with carrots, celery and tortilla chips.

I have made the full-fat version for the past 3 years at our Super Bowl party. I'm excited to see if anyone notices when I switch it out for this skinny version! Oh, and THANK YOU for putting the raw chicken weight in for the 2 cups of shredded chicken - I always use way too much chicken and it gets dried out! Now I have a better idea of how many chicekn breasts to use! Brilliant!

I make this using drained and rinsed[in hot water to remove any fats] canned chicken, fat free cream cheese, and Franks Buffalo Sauce. And I use celery instead of chips or crackers. This makes it very low in w.w. pts. and the taste is simply amazing!

made this last night, i always forget how wonderful this one is. i take my 1/2cup serving and divide it on two toasted Healthy Life hamburger buns(1 pt each, old pts) and then i get 2 buffalo chicken sandwiches for 5 pts total!i always follow the recipe except for one thing, i use 1/2 cup of light sour cream and 1/2 cup of FF plain yogurt. only because i never buy FF sour cream so I improvise. idk if you remember me at all but ive been following your blog for awhile and fell off plan in the last year. now im back on plan and have lost 15 lbs in my first 3 weeks eating my favorite recipes from here! much love Gina!

ive had this for dinner and lunch for 2 days, my husband had some and a friend. each time i measured out a 1/2 cup so only 5 servings have been eaten, why does it look like i only have enough for 2 more servings when i should have 4? same thing always happen to me when i make the turkey taco chili, i never come out with the right servings which skews the points. if this only makes 7 1/2 cups servings than it comes out to 4 points..... what am i doing wrong here?

Thanks! maybe its cause i measure out the chicken after ive shredded it and i should just weigh it raw at 14oz? or perhaps i pack that 1/2 cup tightly and its more of a "loose" half cup. its so good its worth 4 points anyways so no big deal i was just wondering why i was short. i suppose i could weigh the whole thing when its done cooking, and divide it into 9 even portions on the food scale?

to those that want a blue cheese sub- there's a yogurt salad dressing called Bolthouse Farms (they have it at most grocery stores in the produce refrigerated section with the expensive juice drinks) they make a ranch and blue cheese, both are really great and I have used both in a similar recipe at home. Im not so sure if the flavor would be different with the vinegar... but I would use the ranch any day.. and the plus side is that 2T only has 45 calories

in the full fat version, they always say you can use ranch dressing instead of blue cheese dressing, because many people don't like blue cheese. so, i'm sure you could use fat free ranch dressing instead of blue cheese. i loved it with the ranch.

This was DELICIOUS!!! my husband and I have been using your delicious recipes for 5 weeks and you certainly do NOT disappoint! Made this dip and the artichoke dip for Super Bowl today and LOVED them both!! Especially this buffalo dip because spicy buffalo wings are my weakness!! Thank you so much!! Taking it as a sandwich for my lunch tomorrow!

Made this for superbowl yesterday and it went over well - just the perfect amount of "kick." I also had the same issue as VLO125 where I did not get 9 servings. I started with a pound of raw chicken breast and measured everything else to a tee. My biggest dilemma was how to cook - it was too much for my mini crock pot but was dwarfed in the full size one. I'll have to experiment some more - will definitely make again.

Made this for the Superbowl last night, and it is so delicious! I had been tempting my husband all week, saying I was going to make it, and it did not disappoint! The taste is so full-flavored, we did not miss the ingredients of the high fat recipe. I will make this all of the time! I followed the ingredients exactly except for the chicken, I used a 12.5 ounce can of chicken breast chunks. I baked it in the oven for probably 45 minutes. Delicious - thank you so much!!!!

I just remade this to check the serving size and not sure how I messed up before but sorry, a serving size is 1/3 of a cup, not 1/2. It's still a lot of dip if you ask me, but I apologize for my error.

Gina, this is my first post, but hardly the first recipe I have made from your incredible website. I had the full fat version of this at a baby shower last weekend for the first time, and loved it. I was SHOCKED to find the lightened up version on here! You are my hero! Made for a Super bowl party last night and served with celery and pita chips. Soooo good! My friends couldn't believe it was "light", and frankly neither could I. Delicious, as usual. :)

I made this tonight for my husband and I and it is 100% identical in taste to the original fatty recipe. I wasn't sure what to expect but I am IN LOVE with this!! So so so so good!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

This is in the crockpot right now, but I snuck a bite before putting the lid on...even cold, it's SO GOOD!! Thank you so much! I can't wait to have this with some celery sticks in a few hours, and I'm sure my guests will also love it! :)

I have been making buffalo dip for as long as I can remember sowhen iseen this reciprocal just had to try it. I am so glad I did because this was amazing. I just ate a serving of this with green pepper slices. Loved it.

Came across your site last Holiday season. I have always used fresh ingredients and cook most of my dishes from scratch. In the last year I've been on a quest for healthier foods that still have flavor and enjoyed by my family. this website delivers. I made this for Christmas and my family and guest loved it. Since, I've made it for my daughter several times and a huge batch for a birthday party at my job. The results are always the same.....They love it and I always tell everyone ....IT's HEALTHY TO!

I made this and let it rest in the fridge overnight. The flavors intensified quite a bit. I used pre-cooked chicken that I boiled to use for a variety of chicken dishes. I used less hot sauce and was glad I did. Using my ingredients my calorie and protein count was lower, but the fat count was higher. I'm not on weight watchers, but I am finding more yummy foods for snacking. This is a keeper.

Gina you are a genius to come up with all these great recipes. You have saved me on my weight loss journey with WW. Made this for Memorial Day Weekend Party and it was a huge hit. Everybody was asking me for the recipe. Thanks again!!!!

I don't know how I've never seen this recipe before! I've had the supermarket version adn was wondering if there was a way to make my own and voila, I come across your recipe. I will definitely have to try this!

I tried this exactly as you directed with the ingredients, but then looked at ways to get the points value even lower. Laughing Cow makes a blue cheese flavored version of their awesome Lite wedges (they make quite a few fantastic flavors!) - instead of the full-fat blue cheese, I used 2 LC blue cheese flavored wedges. OMG delectable!!

I make this recipe all the time, its one of my go to favorites. I sub colby Jack, or cheddar cheese for blue cheese because I don't like blue cheese and I double the recipe! I put it in wraps as a chicken salad, Yumm!

OK. So, this is ridiculous! I made this on a whim to take to work for my weight loss group yesterday. I had no idea how it would compare to regular dip as I've only had original buffalo dip once; I didn't know if it would be the only food left untouched at the end of the day. Unfortunately, it was the only food that disappeared before I was able to get to it!!! This was a HUGE HIT!! My weight-loss group killed it and so did the ones not in the program! I saw someone scraping the spoon, trying to get remnants, at the end of the lunch. Sooo glad that I made it because my co-workers have been badgering me since yesterday for the recipe! Since I couldn't find regular bleu cheese, I substituted it for reduced fat and used ALOT of special wing sauce made in the south since I love heat. Thanks for this alternative! Sooo glad someone told me about this site! AWESOME!!!

Hi Avriel! I used 4 Laughing Cow Blue Cheese wedges instead of the Bleu Cheese and Franks Buffalo Sauce instead of the hot sauce. My dip came out at about 610 miligrams per serving. Pretty High! I bet you could find ways to reduce it though.

I made this dip this past weekend for a football watch party, and the boys licked my crockpot clean! When the triscuits ran out, I even caught a few of the men eating this dip on the celery sticks!! Great low-cal/low-fat swaps Gina! Love your site!! Thanks for making me a Sunday hero! ;)

I noticed people are asking about substitutions for this recipe. I just made a batch using crumbled feta (I don't like blue cheese). I also used rice vinegar in lieu of the white wine vinegar because that was all Trader Joe's had. It's amazing! I am so thankful for this website.

This was delicious! I made this yesterday for a football game, and literally, within 5 minutes of serving it, the bowl was EMPTY. Everyone loved it! I'll have to double it next time. Like other commenters, I used low fat cheddar instead of blue cheese. I also mixed about 75% Frank's Red Hot and 25% Frank's Buffalo Sauce, just for fun. I can't wait to make this again!

I brought this to my grandson's B.D. party. I used 1/2 cup of Franks Hot Sauce and, at first, thought it was too much. But after the first bite it was fine and I could see everyone loved it! Several people requested the recipe. I don't have a crock-pot so 1/2 hr. in a 350 degree oven was perfect. Thank you for a fantastic recipe and may you and your family and fellow East Coasters keep the faith and remain safe.

I made this last night and it was great! I have always made the more fattening version, but this was awesome. The only thing I changed, and I have not read over all the comments to see if it has been mentioned, but, I substituted laughing cow light blue cheese wedges for the blue cheese crumbles (4 wedges) and it was great and less sat. fat!!

We love this dip! We have made it several times. I like using the thick version of Franks Red Hot. Also, my husband is not a huge fan of blue cheese so I used a couple wedges of laughing cow light swiss cheese mixed with a little shredded monterey jack! Yummy! We like to serve it with celery sticks, wheat crackers, tortilla chips - tomorrow for dinner we are going to use the leftovers for grilled cheese sandwiches. Who knew a skinny dip would be so filling and flavorful!? Thanks for the delicious recipe!